Dan Reynolds (musician)
| Dan Reynolds | |
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Reynolds performing in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Coulter Reynolds |
| Born |
July 14, 1987 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, multi-instrumentalist |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Interscope |
| Associated acts | Imagine Dragons, Egyptian |
| Website | imaginedragonsmusic |
Daniel Coulter "Dan" Reynolds (born July 14, 1987) is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead vocalist for the rock band Imagine Dragons. Reynolds also released an EP in 2011, titled Egyptian - EP, as a duo with Aja Volkman of Nico Vega under the moniker Egyptian. He is a recipient of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award.
Reynolds, seventh of nine children, was born on July 14, 1987 in Las Vegas, the son of Christene M. (born Callister) and Ronald Reynolds, a lawyer and author. Both are natives of Nevada, while Reynolds is a 4th generation Nevadan. As a Boy Scout, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2005. Reynolds is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When he was 19 years old, he volunteered full-time as a missionary in Nebraska for two years. Reynolds wrote the song "I Bet My Life" celebrating and reflecting on his enduring relationship with his parents.
Reynolds was initially reluctant to become a professional musician, partially because future bandmate Wayne Sermon had once told him, "Don't do music because you want to do music-do music if you have to do music." After beginning school at Brigham Young University, Reynolds found that he could not "do anything else" and committed fully to a professional music career. In Utah, Reynolds met and recruited drummer Andrew Tolman to form Imagine Dragons. With Reynolds as lead vocalist, Imagine Dragons won BYU's "Battle of the Bands" and other local competitions. Bassist Ben McKee joined the band in Las Vegas and invited Daniel Platzman, also a friend of Wayne's from Berklee College of Music, to play drums, completing the current group. The band relocated to Las Vegas, performing and honing their craft nearly nightly as a lounge act. There they caught their first big break when Train's frontman fell sick just prior to the Bite of Las Vegas Festival 2010. Imagine Dragons were called to fill in and performed to a crowd of more than 26,000 people. In November 2011, they signed with Interscope Records and began working with Grammy award winning producer Alex da Kid.
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